Standard Insurance Company a subsidiary of StanCorp Financial Group

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Standard Insurance Companya subsidiary of
StanCorp Financial Group

• Information Technology Division
• 2008 College Recruiting Program

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Who are we? Our History

• Over 100 Years of Delivering Excellent Customer
  Service
• Standard Insurance Company celebrated its
  100-year anniversary on February 24, 2006.
• In 1906, founder Leo Samuel started a life
  insurance company that would provide quick and
  fair claims payments with personal service to
  Oregonians.
• Through his years in Portland, Leo also served
  the community through financial support of a
  variety of civic improvements and charitable
  efforts, including the city's first public
  swimming pool.
• The Standard provides financial services and
  investment products to more than 7 million people
  nationwide.
• The value we place on relationships and our
  commitment to our communities remains as strong
  as it was 100 years ago.

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Who are we?Products and Services, Stock

• For Businesses
• Nearly 30,000 employers trust The Standard to
  provide or administer their group insurance and
  retirement plans. Many have done so for decades.

• Dental Insurance
• Disability Income Insurance and Services
• Life Insurance
• Retirement Plans

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For Individuals The Standard is trusted by
millions of people across the country for
insurance products to protect them, their
families and their business from financial
setbacks.

• Annuities
• Disability Income Insurance

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Who are we?How we do our work matters
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Where were goingWe need you

• This is an exciting time at The Standard!
• Heres where we want to be in 2014
• 50 million people served
• Customer service leader
• Sustainable, independent company
• International presence

Technology is going to be key to us achieving
these goals. We need fresh, innovative thinkers
that also support our commitment to customer
service and community involvement.
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Information Technology DivisionVision Mission
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Information Technology DivisionOrganization
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Information Technology Division

• Why choose a career with The Standards
  Information Technology Division?
• IT is seen as a corporate strength and as
  critical to ensuring that the company achieves
  its goals
• With over 390 IT employees in 30 disciplines
  there are many opportunities for experience,
  growth, and career development just within IT
• With nearly 3,500 employees in nearly every state
  in the U.S. there are lots of opportunities
  outside of IT
• The People Although the company has grown
  tremendously in the last few years and change is
  a constant factor one thing remains the same
  The Standard has interesting, friendly, and smart
  people that make it a great place to work!

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Information Technology Division

• How our college internship program works
• Three months long (mid-June to mid-September)
• 18.50/hour pay rate
• 500 moving allowance
• TriMet Transit pass
• Housing location assistance
• Assignments will be either project based or
  rotational
• Interns are partnered with a manager and a mentor
  to ensure they are successful
• Variety of opportunities to learn about the
  entire IT organization and The Standard during
  the internship
• Brown Bag Sessions
• Data Center Tour
• All Hands and Staff meetings
• Presentations

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Information Technology Division

• 2008 IT Internship Opportunities
• Supplier Management 1
• Project Management 1 - 2
• Training Communications 1
• Quality Assurance 2
• Business Solutions Development Services 2
• Business Solutions Systems Analysis 1
• Enterprise Architecture Enterprise Technology
  Services 2
• Enterprise Architecture Data Services 1
• Information Security 1

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Information Technology 2008 Summer Internship
OpportunityIT Supplier Management

• Overview of Standards IT Supplier Management
  Team
• Mission/Vision Develop methodologies for
  building and maintaining sustainable
  relationships/partnerships with suppliers who are
  deemed strategic in our supply chain.
• The team is made up of a manager who reports to
  an Assistant VP within IT, several Commodity
  Managers, several Commodity Specialists, and
  administrative support.
• The major focus for 2008 will be to lay the
  foundation and build out the structure that will
  achieve the mission and vision.
• Internship Opportunity
• Develop a repository of key policies and
  processes for successfully managing a strategic
  supply base. There needs to be an enterprise
  approach taken, and the job will require a great
  deal of interaction with the entire supplier
  management team. A significant amount of
  benchmarking will be required to ensure that all
  policy and process that is adopted is best in
  class.
• This project directly supports supplier
  managements ability to achieve its goals with a
  unified approach. The company has moved towards
  a more centralized approach to managing suppliers
  and purchasing. The structure/process/policy to
  effectively manage this change needs to be
  completed.
• Skills/Experience
• Business student within the supply chain
  management program
• Self-starter with initiative
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent skills within the Microsoft suite of
  products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

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Information Technology 2008 Summer Internship
OpportunityIT Project Office

• The IT Project Office (ITPO) is the center of
  excellence for IT Project Management
• The ITPO is committed to facilitating the
  delivery of IT projects aimed at achieving The
  Standards Strategic and Operational priorities
  with strict adherence to governing methodologies
  and promoting a culture of focus and execution
• 2008 Goals Mature Project Management Practices
  Implement Project Management Methodology,
  Support change by facilitating new work
  processes, Build a track record of business value
  delivery
• All projects executed by the ITPO are directly
  aligned to The Standards 2008 Operational
  Priorities, the Project Management Intern will
  leverage existing PM methodology and Solutions
  Delivery Lifecycle to contribute to project
  success
• Project Management Intern
• Project Managers facilitate work teams across IT
  in the delivery of solutions to meet The
  Standards customers and business units needs
• As a Project Management Intern you will support
  the critical needs for one of two Strategic
  projects aiding the Project Managers in project
  lifecycle activities and fulfilling project
  administrative duties. You will get immersed in
  management and control activities such as
  stakeholder communication, financial management,
  and integrated schedule management, preparing you
  for a career in Project Management
• MBA candidate preferred. Familiarity with Project
  Management processes including schedule, budget,
  scope, change, and resource management.
  Organization, Time Management, and Results
  Orientation skills essential.

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Information Technology 2008 Summer
Internship OpportunityIT Training
Communications

• IT Training Communications Overview
• Mission Deliver strategic, integrated training
  communications solutions that
• Accelerate learning and change
• Grow IT core competencies and skills
• Enable broad-base, multi-directional
  communications
• Foster awareness, understanding, and commitment
• The team consists of three learning development
  specialists and two internal communicators
• Business objectives
• 5-year plan Increase organizational capacity and
  capability by
• Developing IT capabilities as corporate strengths
• Developing and implementing a comprehensive
  workforce plan that contributes to The Standards
  reputation as a great place to work
• ITTC 2008 goal Enable development of IT
  capabilities by
• Aligning to the workforce plan that identifies
  competencies, sourcing, and training and
  development needs
• Supporting growth of IT core competencies for
  core job families

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Information Technology 2008 Summer
Internship OpportunityIT Training
Communications (cont.)

• Internship proposal
• Project management job family portal Develop and
  launch a portal (one stop shop for PMs - see
  concept on slide 3). This portal will serve as a
  template for the four remaining core job families
  and directly supports the growth of IT core
  competencies. The portal will increase employee
  efficiency and effectiveness by providing a
  single online source for access to resources,
  tools, templates, processes, training, etc.
• Some content will already be available (documents
  and best methods coming this spring)
• Deliverables
• Plan and conduct audience needs (requirements)
  assessment
• Create a story board of the portal
• Design graphics or collaborate on graphic design
• Create content in collaboration with subject
  matter experts
• Complete web development
• Conduct user testing
• Advertise the portal
• Design a survey to assess audience satisfaction
• Skills/experience Graphic design, web
  development, etc.
• HTML and CSS coding
• Flash and actionscripting coding
• Audio editing experience
• JavaScript experience
• Working knowledge of PhotoShop and Illustrator
  (preferred)

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Information Technology 2008 Summer Internship
OpportunityIT Quality Assurance

• QA Partners with teams across IT and the business
  to ensure that solutions are fit for use when
  delivered
• Mission establish comprehensive quality
  management that enables IT to consistently
  deliver high-quality solutions that exceed
  customer expectations
• IT QA consists of Quality Management, Release
  Management, Software Configuration Management
  and Test Management
• Focus areas for 2008
• Automation and security Testing
• Software Patch/Update Management
• Consistent enterprise level release and
  configuration management
• Quality Engineer - Performance Testing
  (Opportunity 1)
• Support performance testing of custom-built and
  purchased software
• Validate solutions meet response time, concurrent
  usage, availability, reliability and security
  requirements
• Learn and perform non-functional requirements
  engineering, system modeling, automated
  performance testing (HP Performance Center) and
  analysis of findings.
• Interns are assigned to a highly experienced
  performance test engineer
• Looking for
• Motivated, technical individuals that are
  interested in obtaining high demand skills
• Exposure / skills in programming, distributed
  architectures/designs, testing, troubleshooting

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Information Technology 2008 Summer Internship
OpportunityIT Quality Assurance (cont.)

• Quality Engineer - Functional Testing
  (Opportunity 2)
• Support functional testing of custom-built and
  purchased software
• Validate solutions meet business and system
  requirements
• Create test plans, test cases and test scripts
  based on requirements from systems analysts
• Learn and perform test planning, execution,
  analysis of results and reporting
• Interns are assigned to a highly experienced test
  lead
• Looking for
• Motivated individuals that are able to translate
  business and system requirements into tests that
  validate those requirements.
• Exposure / skills in programming, testing,
  troubleshooting and communication

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Information Technology 2008 Summer Internship
OpportunityBusiness Solutions Development
Services

• Department Overview
• Leverage enterprise standard technology sets,
  design patterns, architecture standards and
  guidelines to provide the business with
  technology solutions that enable business
  capabilities
• Provide consultation on new projects as they
  enter the feasibility phase provide ongoing
  application-level production support for our
  production applications
• Multiple technologies
• Packaged, configurable vendor products and custom
  developed applications
• C, JAVA/J2EE, .Net/C, .Net/VB, PL/SQL,
  PowerBuilder, SAS, Visual Basic, COBOL, CICS,
  IBM, JCL, VSAM, HTML, JavaScript, Content
  Management/Forms, WebSphere Portal,
  Workflow/Rules and Publishing
• Organization one director, 8 technology-focused
  teams (5 to 12 members per team) 60 total FTEs
• 2008 Goals
• Implement lasting solutions to reduce repeating
  break-fix incidents
• Identify number of standard design patterns and
  frameworks in support of solutioning
• Establish new solution development process (RISE)
  across Dev Services deliver 50 of projects
  within a 6-month delivery schedule
• Provide input into system/application retirement
  strategy identify potential candidates for
  retirement
• Identify project candidates for outsourcing and
  execute using an outsource vendor
• Enterprise Content Management Solutions team
  (Opportunity 1)
• Activities assist experienced developers in new
  technology proof-of-concepts (e.g., mashups)
  testing content conversion/migration ECM COE
  intranet site maintenance.
• Programming/technical skills .NET or Java
  web-development (HTML, Java Script, XML/XSL),
  SQL self-starter desire to learn new
  technologies.
• Maintenance team (Opportunity 2)

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Information Technology 2008 Summer Internship
OpportunityBusiness Solutions Systems Analysis

• Department Overview
• Solutions Services organization is focused on
  systems analysis and requirement engineering for
  all IT business solutions. We are aligned to
  support each line of business i.e. Asset
  Management, Insurance Services Group and
  Enterprise Services.
• Solution Services provides support to IT
  functions in system analysis, requirements
  analysis, business process analysis and design.
  We collaborate and closely work with all line of
  business and all IT teams to create high quality
  business solutions by long lasting relationships,
  embracing team work, integrity and a commitment
  to excellence in systems analysis, requirements
  gathering and management for IT projects. Our
  success is built on a foundation of shared values
  -- quality service and excellence. We understand
  that every business process and application is
  different. This is why our requirements and
  system analysis process is flexible and unique to
  fit all needs.
• Internship Description
• The intern will function as an entry level
  Systems Analyst and will develop requirements for
  maintenance activities to go into the maintenance
  release cycle.
• Project or Rotation Description
• The intern will be assigned to Service Division
  work requests that are considered maintenance or
  small enhancement activities. The intern will
  work with their mentor and business line
  representatives to document work request
  requirements, place the requirements in the
  Requisite Pro tool, and work with Managers in IT
  Business Solutions to make sure the change is
  targeted for an upcoming maintenance release.
• Skills Needed
• Good communication skills and the ability to
  communicate technical concepts to non-technical
  users.
• Training in Systems Analysis and/or gathering
  business requirements some work experience would
  be a plus, but not required.
• Understanding of software development lifecycle
  methodologies.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work
  effectively.
• Proficiency with MS Office Products.
• The following would be a plus, but not required
• Training and/or experience in UML.

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Information Technology 2008 Summer Internship
OpportunityEnterprise Architecture Enterprise
Technology Services

• Vision
• To be the internal partner of choice to deliver
  shared technology services in line with
  architectural direction that are scalable,
  re-usable, robust, economical and enable the
  business
• Mission
• To establish comprehensive Technology Services
  that enable I.T. to consistently deliver
  high-quality cost effective solutions for our
  customers
• The mission will be achieved by
• Developing a staff of highly competent
  technology professionals through training, growth
  opportunities and defined career paths
• Defining and using consistent software
  development, implementation and delivery
  processes that are aligned with governance
  processes to insure efficiency and quality
• Establishing a culture of innovation focused on
  continuously adding value services and increasing
  capabilities for our customers (internal and
  external)
• Fostering a strong, effective and positive
  partnership within IT and Business through
  education of products, tools, and capabilities of
  enterprise services
• Measuring and improving performance against set
  targets
• Internship Description
• There will be two intern positions to assist with
  Middleware and ECM Operations, documentation of
  procedures and automation and generation of
  operational metrics.
• How project/rotation supports company/division/dep
  artment goals?
• Increasing organizational capabilities by
  developing new resource pipeline
• Establish clear and meaningful metrics
• Process Improvement

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Information Technology - 2008 Summer Internship
OpportunityEnterprise Architecture Data
Services

• Vision
• The Enterprise Data Services team provides expert
  data services, working closely with other IT
  teams and business partners across the
  organization to understand, document, organize
  and manage StanCorp's data assets.
• Mission
• Activities include strategic planning, data
  centric application development and management,
  and data standards and best practices. Some of
  the focus area include
• Data Analysis and Modeling
• Data Tools Management
• Database design and Physical Implementation
• Data-store Management

• Job Title ETL Developer
• Job Description This person will be
  responsible for
• Learning to write ETL specifications
• Learning to write code using ETL (Extract,
  Translate, Load) tools.
• The Intern candidate is expected to work with an
  experienced team of analysts and developers
  focusing on data design and documentation as well
  as the use of data tools. The candidate will be
  exposed to all the phases of software development
  focusing primarily on data development, physical
  implementation, testing, and promotion.
• Qualifications
• Knowledge of development lifecycle, databases,
  and programming
• Education
• Degree BS/BA
• Major MIS/CS
• Student Status Completed Junior Year or Greater
  

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Information Technology 2008 Summer Internship
OpportunityEnterprise Architecture Data
Services (cont.)

• 2008 Goals
• Build out and execute on the Data strategic
• Initiatives
• Expand the use of the Customer Information
• Model
• Data Renewals
• Crystal Upgrade
• Outsourcing
• Process Improvements
• Human Resource Analytics
• Claims Analytics
• Support Business Projects and Initiatives
• Enrollment
• Claims Intake

Tools Software
Data Governance
Metadata Repository
Consolidated Data Stores
Business Intelligence And Analytics
Reduce Cost
Enterprise Data Model
Data Integration
Staffing
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Information Technology 2008 Summer Internship
OpportunityInformation Security

• Information Security collaboratively and
  proactively protects the confidentiality,
  integrity, and availability of The Standard's
  information assets.
• The team is comprised of Director of Information
  Security and 7 Information Security Analysts.
• The team provides incident response, risk
  management, monitoring and advisory services to
  internal customers.
• An objective for 2008 is the development of
  Information Security toolkits, such as Risk
  Management, Incident Response and Policies and
  Standards toolkits for Information Security
  Analysts to streamline the processing of risk
  assessments within the organization.
• What is the Benefit of Information Security?
• Reputation protection
• Business information integrity maintained
• Management intent assurance
• Business differentiator
• Legal, regulatory, and contractual requirements
• Information Security Analyst Intern
• Will learn where a continuously improving
  Information Security program starts and future
  goals.
• Will work closely and become an integral part of
  the evolution of the Information Security
  program.
• Will provide unique and fresh insight into
  process improvement components of the program.
• Will participate in process improvement and
  implementation.
• The right candidate will have a passion for
  protecting information and be results oriented.
  The person should also be a business focused,
  risk minded individual who is highly motivated to
  learn and stretch beyond a prescriptive
  internship.

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Information Technology Division

• Interested? Heres the next steps
• Give us your resume or
• Apply online http//www.standard.com/
• We will start interviews in March
• Targeting offers to go out in late March or April

Please indicate which internship opportunities
you are interested in on your resume.